Silent: The use of the low power Core M processor allows the Macbook to be fanless. It contains no motorized parts and the only moving parts are the keyboard keys, the trackpad, and the screen hinge.

USB-C port is reversible: Type-C connector is a clear improvement over Type-A if you’ve ever struggled with getting a device plugged in the first place. Either way is the right way, making it much easier to plug in USB devices.

Force Touch trackpad: Excellent trackpad, with great multi-touch support

Bluetooth 4.0

Latest generation 802.11ac WiFi

The switches used in the Macbook keyboard.

Why you might not want the 12″ Macbook: Cons

Limited amount of ports: Only a single USB-C port and a combo audio jack. The Macbook 12″ uses its single USB 3.1 Type-C port for charging with the AC adapter too. If you plan on docking it to a screen, keyboard, mouse, etc., you’ll need an adapter or even two. See the recommended adapters section at the end of the article.

The difference is in the architecture and in the base and Turbo clock frequencies (speed). The Skylake architecture offers higher performance than Broadwell and higher frequencies (GHz) also mean higher performance.

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